disclaimer: Emerald Twin Blade does not own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. Period. She only owns the idea used to create this dramatic fic. XD!
Emerald's News & Nonsense:
YAY! Finally... The 8th Chapter... The Epilogue... The END!!
Holy shiznitzel, it took a while for me to finish this, but I actually finished it! I HAVEN'T FINISHED A CHAPTER FIC SINCE .hack//Affection!! And even my one-shots were crappy! XD!
This one, however, I'm actually very happy to have written and excited to have finally finished!! X3
I just want to thank all of you awesome Readers and Reviewers for leaving such awesome comments and just plain encouraging me to continue writing this fic. And a special "Thank You" to KyoxSakiFan for helping me decide to drag this fic out to at least 8 Chapters. XD!
One more special thanks goes to ObeliskKaiserinAsuka on YouTube for making an awesome AMV tribute for Spiritshipping to the song Comatose by Skillet. It was her vid that gave me the idea to write this fic, so I HAVE to give her credit for that. X3
Alright, my fair Readers & Reviewers...
BIENVENIDOS A TODOS! I welcome you all!
To The FinalChapter!!
: Epilogue : Deep Connection
The weather around Duel Academia seemed to be just as bright and sunny as it had been for the passed few weeks, but today, something was different up in the light blue skies. There were many fluffy white clouds floating around, and everyone was sure to take notice, for it'd been a long time since there was actually some natural shade from the undying heat of the sun.
A deep sigh could be heard in the quiet morning air around the Slifer Red cafeteria. A very short teenager with large, mint-blue hair was leaning back against the wall beside the two entrance doors to the dining area, his head held low as his gray eyes stared downward at his feet. The high collar of his Obelisk Blue coat shielded his almost sad expression from anyone who would pass him by to either sides, but the way his small spectacles were barely hanging off of the tip of his nose, one could easily tell that he wasn't very happy.
The thoughts that were currently running through his mind consisted of memories from the day before. Even though Yuki Judai had finally come out of the infirmary, he hardly saw him, and when he did get to be around him, Anderson Johan was always there. A jealous pout formed over his lips as he thought about how much time Johan was spending with his Aniki. Was it really normal for two boys who claimed to be 'best friends' to spend every minute of every day together?
When he had gone to Judai's dorm room to make him go eat some lunch, he had been totally ignored as he and the European blunette ran off to the cafeteria. The shorter senior had gone after them, only to arrive in the run-down building on time to see the Slifer student already stuffing handfuls of fried shrimp into his mouth and Johan laughing hysterically at how the other looked while doing it. To put it simply, with how Judai was always with Johan, Sho felt empty… and replaced. He was no longer Judai's best friend and he knew it.
These thoughts were what made the poor Marufuji boy look so sad. A moment later, he heard footsteps against the ground become louder. Someone was approaching him. Lifting his head quickly as he shoved his negative feelings off to the side, he blinked when he saw the black-haired rich boy standing in front of him.
Manjoume Jun stopped about a yard away from the smaller Obelisk student, shooing off some dust from his black coat before folding his arms over his chest, "Sho! What's your deal? Why'd you call me out here? It couldn't have waited until we met up in class?"
Yes, Sho had almost forgotten; it was Monday again. He laughed embarrassedly, picking up his right hand and scratching at his cheek some with his index finger.
"Well, y'see… I wanted to go wake Aniki up, but I didn't want to go by myself…"
Manjoume's eyebrow twitched in annoyance, "That's it? Why didn't you call Asuka or somebody else?!"
The small blunette flinched at the other's shouting voice, shutting his eyes for a moment before shyly poking his two index fingers together in front of him and staring at them, "W-well, I… I don't know… You were the first to come to mind, I guess…"
Dark eyes blinked from irritation to mild surprise as the black Obelisk looked down at Sho curiously. A second later, he sighed restlessly with a light redness rising over his face as he turned away at a 90 degree angle but held out his right hand to the shorter boy.
Sho blinked, gazing at that hand before looking to his friend in confusion. When Manjoume wouldn't meet his eyes, a tiny smile came to him as he placed his hand into the other's. Manjoume started walking off toward the Slifer dorm, the blush burning on his face as he held Sho's hand loosely within his own.
It didn't take them too long to reach Judai's dorm room up the stairs, the two pulling their hands away from each other. With embarrassment over both of their faces, Manjoume merely folded his arms again and stood off to the side as Sho walked up to the door and tried to turn the knob.
Rik, rik, rik. He stared at the doorknob; it was locked. Again.
"Are you serious!?" Manjoume shouted at the top of his lungs, staring in disbelief at the door, "I thought we already solved this problem!!"
Sho winced at how loud his friend was, but as the other boy began to pace around the wooden flooring, he pulled out his Duel Academia ID card from his pocket and slipped it in between the door and the threshold. Jiggling the solid object for a few seconds, he heard a satisfying click as the card passed beneath the door's lock, enabling him to pull open the door.
The door then began to creak as it swung open, its loud noise making the black-haired Obelisk stop in his tracks beside Sho in favor of staring into the room. All went silent as both of their eyes widened in shock and horror.
The room looked just as it always looked, to put it generally. There was still trash and clothes all over the floor, but the window's curtains were drawn to the sides so that the morning's sunlight fell in right onto the lower bunk of the beds, illuminating they who were currently asleep there.
Yuki Judai was lying on his left side with his back to the room near the edge of the bed, his black T-shirt ruffled upward a bit to show a little bit of skin from his back. His white pants were pulled down slightly, revealing the lining of his scarlet red boxers some as his knees bent forward to have one leg completely visible and the other half-hidden beneath the white sheets of the bed.
What had stunned the two Obelisk boys was what else they saw on the bed with Judai… or rather, who else.
Anderson Johan was lying on his right side, opposite of the sleeping Slifer student. His long-sleeved white shirt was completely pulled low to hide his body, but his black jeans seemed to have one button undone. His arms were drawn around the brunette's body, holding him close to his chest. Both of their legs seemed to be tangled together simply; their faces were about half a foot apart from one another on the lone pillow.
Even with all of the commotion that the taller of the two Obelisk boys had been conducting, the two in bed were consumed in what seemed to be a very deep but pleasant slumber.
After several moments had dragged on, Manjoume was the one who finally broke the silence by shouting out, "You HOMOS!! WHAT THE HELL!!"
This time, Johan was startled awake, picking his head up so quickly and moving his body to push himself up to the point that his movements awakened the innocent brunette lying beside him.
"Huh? Wha…" the blunette groaned, looking around groggily before yawning.
Judai picked up his left arm and pushed himself up to lean on his elbow, using his right hand to rub at his eye sleepily, "Johan… what is it?"
"Rise and shine, Fags! I hope you guys had a great night, because this day's going to be Hell for the both of you!" Manjoume informed as he walked menacingly into the room.
"What the… Manjoume, what're you doing in my room?" Judai yawned, sitting up as well as he could without hitting his head on the top bunk.
"WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN THE SAME BED AS JOHAN?!"
"Same bed as… Huh?" the Slifer student turned his head to look at the blunette next to him, only to finally realize what position they had been caught in.
The two Duelists blushed brightly in embarrassment; it looked like the cat was out of the bag… That was quick.
"We… we didn't do anything…" Johan tried to explain, putting his hand behind his head and laughing nervously.
"Like Hell, you didn't do anything! Neither of you are wearing jackets, Judai's boxers are showing, Johan's jeans are unbuttoned, and Winged Kuriboh and Ruby Carbuncle look like they're having an absolute ball right now!!" Manjoume pointed at the two Duel Monster spirits, who seemed to be giggling uncontrollably by the window.
Judai and Johan shot quick glares over to their Duel Spirits, making the two monsters disappear. Johan crawled out of the bed and stood up, dusting off his shirt before he tried to defend himself and his boyfriend again.
"Seriously! We didn't do anything! You can ask anybody else in the dorm; they would've heard us, right?"
"There's nobody else to ask, Dipshit! The only person who's actually assigned to be in this crappy dorm is Judai, which means that there are no witnesses or evidence to vouch for the two of you!"
"Doesn't matter, you goddamn smart ass! Just because you want to believe that we had sex doesn't mean that it's the truth!" Judai snarled, also getting out of bed and picking up his brand-new Slifer jacket from the floor to put it on, "Think what you want; just get the Hell out of my room."
"OH, no, you don't! I'm not letting you get off that easy!—"
"I SAID 'OUT!!'" The brunette walked up to the black-haired Obelisk and snatched his shoulder, spinning him around and shoving him out the door.
Manjoume Jun tripped on the way out, falling forward into Marufuji Sho and sending the both of them to collapse in a pile on the floor. Judai shut the door after them, leaning back against it as he locked it again. Sliding down a bit as he took a deep breath of relief, he opened his eyes to look up, only to see Johan directly in front of him. A small grin came to him at how close they were getting.
"Can I help you?"
"I'm pretty sure you can…" Johan replied with a slight chuckle, lowering his head to Judai's neck and gently running his lips over it.
The Slifer boy shivered, biting his lip to suppress a small moan as he tilted his head to the side to give the blunette more access to him. He could practically hear the smirk on the other's face as he chuckled again, kissing his neck lovingly. The palms of his hands were pressed back against the door and he was having a difficult time keeping his knees from buckling underneath him.
"J-Johan… we really… sh-should get ready for class…" he stuttered, gulping to try and calm down a little bit.
Johan ghosted his lips over the other boy's soft and sensitive skin, all the way up to his ear, where he softly whispered, "I guess you're right… but since when do you care about going to class?"
"S-since I got out of that coma." He tried to explain, but it come out more like a whine.
Damn Johan and his secret ways of turning him on…
"Fair enough." The blunette said casually, pulling himself away from Judai and walking over to pick up his Obelisk Blue vest.
Judai just stood there, staring at his boyfriend the entire time. Did he just go from 'I'm going to seduce you' to 'Okay, good morning, World! School, here I come' in less than two seconds? Not only was he amazed, but a little disappointed, too. He must've shown his feelings on his sleeve, because Johan was currently laughing good-naturedly at him.
"Aww… did you want me to continue?"
"Shut up, you…" the younger boy mumbled, a wide grin curling over his lips as he walked over to the desk and picked up his Neo Spacian and Elemental Hero deck.
Straightening his clothes out some so that they didn't look too wrinkled, he threw his gaze over his shoulder to his boyfriend, "Hey, Judai… Are you ready for a barrage of questions having to do with you being sick last week and our current relationship?"
The mock happiness in his voice made his sarcasm all the more hilarious. Judai just laughed before heading back over to the door and opening it up.
"I guess we'll just have to face it head-on!"
-------[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]-------
Just as the two had thought, their sexual preferences had been spread around the school so fast that there were literally people waiting just for them to show up to class so that they could ask if it was true. On the way to the lecture hall, several people had been staring at them as they held hands. Judai's right hand was held within Johan's left hand as they walked leisurely onward, only the younger of the couple was blushing bright red. It wasn't so much in embarrassment as it was the fact that Johan was so comfortable with letting others know about their little secret. It made him smile cheerfully, making several of the students smile at how cute the two looked together.
Upon reaching the room, they opened the door to see their classmates waiting in the stairway, all arguing with one another. When they realized that the two of them were standing there in the doorway, all fell silent until one, very brave little Obelisk girl stepped forward to ask the question on everybody's mind.
"Are you two really gay?"
With how simply the random girl had put it, it almost made the couple laugh, but Johan had been the one to smile in a friendly manner and nod.
"Yup! Judai and I are dating now!"
Half of the female population in the room slouched over, having felt the ultimate rejection. They, who had become the secret Fan Club for Anderson Johan, had just been told that the object of their obsession had a thing for guys, and what's more, his boyfriend was Yuki Judai, the school's top Duelist. How absolutely lovely!
The other half, however, erupted in cheers and giggling at the new couple; apparently, these were the Yaoi fan girls. Lastly, all of the boys merely stared at them as if they had suddenly been joined together at the hip and sprouted four Blackland Fire Dragon wings. Suffice it to say, they were weirded out.
Ignoring the reactions from every student in the room, Judai and Johan squeezed passed all of them to sit in their seats, Judai sitting next to a rather depressed-looking Marufuji Sho. The brunette tilted his head to the side, watching his friend before placing a hand over his shoulder.
"Sho? Sho, are you feeling okay?"
The small blunette picked up his head a little bit, only to have one sorrowful gray eye looking at him. Sho knew now that Johan hadn't taken his place as Judai's best friend, but he'd completely taken over the innocent senior's heart by falling in love with him. He couldn't help the small sigh of relief that escaped his mouth as he sat up straight and mustered up as much of a smile as he could to direct toward his best friend.
"So, you two are going out, now? Does that mean I'm still your best friend?" It had slipped out before he could stop himself, and when he realized it, he slapped his hands over his mouth.
Had he just asked the question that'd been running through his head ever since the European teen first came to this school?
Judai didn't seem to be shaken by the question; all he did was shrug and smile that cheery smile of his, "Well, of course! Johan's my best friend, and all… but you were my first friend when I came here for freshman year! You're always gonna be one of my best friends!"
Sho's smile became the brightest it'd been in weeks when he heard what Judai had to say, finally feeling the absolute happiest at that moment. He nodded self-assuredly, his eyes lighting up with a small blush of embarrassment over his face. He had worried over all of that for nothing… How could he doubt his best friend?
Johan chose that moment to slip his left arm around Judai's waist, making his chair slide closer to his own when he pulled him over. Wrapping his other arm around over the younger boy's chest, he held him close to himself while leaning his chin on his shoulder.
"What did I just hear about being your best friend? I thought we already crossed that line last night, Ju-chan…"
All of the Yaoi fan girls in the room squealed excitedly at how absolutely wrong Johan's phrase had sounded. It implied that they did something the previous night, but that ship had sailed a long time ago. The couple just ignored them again as Judai replied.
"Oh, I'm sorry… I guess I'm just so used to calling you that." He smiled innocently, leaning back in the other's grasp and cuddling into his strong neck, "I'm supposed to call you my 'boyfriend' now, right?"
Just the fact that he was asking such a question in public was adorable, literally killing half the girls in the room from the utter cuteness.
It was then that their teacher entered the room, seeing all of the students standing around talking and, most of them, staring at the couple who were sitting a bit too close to each other.
"Everyone settle down and take a seat! No more talking, no ne! And you two!!" Chronos-sensei shouted, pointing a long, pointed finger at Judai and Johan, instantly getting their attention, "No PDA during class, no ne! Keep at least one foot of distance between your shoulders, and if I catch you two even a millimeter closer together, I'll move you both to opposite ends of the room where you can't be close at all, no ne!"
Judai merely blinked at the teacher's ranting; somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed! Shrugging, he pulled himself out of Johan's arms and scooted his chair a little closer to his best friend Sho's.
"AH! A foot between you and Sho, too, no ne! With this new knowledge of your sexual preference, there's no way for me to tell if you're doing anything you're not supposed to with signor Sho, there, no ne!"
Judai just stared at the homely-faced teacher, unable to believe what he just heard, "Are you… are you serious? I'd never do anything to Sho!"
"No way for me to tell, no ne! Now, do as I say before I send you out of the room, signor Judai." He repeated, continuing his steady walk down the stairway until he got to the bottom and to his desk.
Grumbling, the Slifer student scooted away from his best friend, as well, looking from left to right to make sure he was at least 12 inches away from each of his close companions. Sighing once it was clear, he folded his arms over the table and buried his head into it, hiding his disappointed expression.
What a morning so far… He thought grimly.
A hand suddenly placed itself over his knee, making him turn his head to face toward his boyfriend. Johan's smile was a gentle one, an amused sparkle in those clear emerald eyes of his. Judai couldn't help smiling back, picking himself up to sit straight and hiding his hand beneath the table to hold onto Johan's.
At least nobody can get between Johan and me for good.
-------[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]-------
Later on around lunch time, the couple burst through the Slifer cafeteria's doors, Johan slightly ahead of Judai. The two stopped abruptly, standing side-by-side as they slouched over and placed their hands over their knees to pant.
"I won!" Judai squeaked between puffs of air.
"No way! I was… definitely in front of you!" Came Johan's reply, grinning widely.
"I hate, feeling like this…
So tired, of trying to fight this."
Once his breath had come back under control, the brunette stood up straight and looked around the room, hearing the soft chattering of the handful of students eating there, but listening passed them to the music that seem to be playing from the radio in the back by the area that Tome served the food from.
"I'm asleep and all I dream of
Is waking to you!"
A blush painted his cheeks at how familiar the song was to his ears; it was a lot like how he felt while he was sick… while Johan was gone. His chocolate brown eyes darted over to look to his lover, who was still panting heavily but reached up his arm to wipe away the sweat over his brow on his sleeve.
"Tell me, that you will listen
Your touch, is what I'm missin'
And the more I hide, I realize
I'm slowly losing you!"
His lips curled upward into a sheepish little smile; he'd been so stupid… How could he not have seen that it was Johan's absence that had made him get sick? It'd been the trigger to set off that illness, and it eventually led to…
"Comatose…"
Eyes widened when he heard the song say the word; did he hear that correctly?
"I'll never wake up without an overdose
Of you!
I don't wanna live!
I don't wanna breathe!
'Les I feel you next to me
You take, the pain I feel."
How closely this song hit home! Judai wanted to laugh at how true the lyrics were, but as he allowed himself a quiet chuckle, his lover looked to him with calm, curious emerald hues. What's so funny, his eyes seemed to ask. He merely shook his head, shrugging as he took him by the hand and led him over to where Tome was giving out the food. The music gradually grew louder the closer they got.
"I don't wanna sleep!
I don't wanna dream!
'Cause my dreams don't comfort me
The way, you make me feel…
Waking up to you never felt, so, real!"
"I hate, living without you
Damn wrong, to ever doubt you.
But my demons lay in waiting
Tempting me, away."
Once they'd gotten their food, the two of them sat down at their usual table, but instead of starting a conversation, Judai closed his eyes and listened carefully to the music. The song was almost describing his feelings during the entire week he was away from Johan.
"Oh! How I adore you!
Oh! How I thirst for you!
Oh! How I, need you!"
It was then that he felt a familiar pressure around his waist and a solid object pressing against the back of his shoulder. His eyes came open for a moment, looking over without surprise to see Johan staring at him with understanding eyes. It seemed as though he had caught onto what currently held his attention.
"Comatose…
I'll never wake up without an overdose
Of you!"
Again, chocolate brown eyes fell closed as he leaned into Johan, enjoying the warmth he provided for him. Judai might actually have realized that he was in love with his best friend sooner if he had heard this song before. Shaking his head, he sighed contentedly when he received a chaste kiss from his lover to his forehead.
He smiled to himself, nodding slightly, I'm glad things happened the way they did… I wouldn't have wanted it any other way, that's for sure.
Fin.
Emerald's Notes & Nonsense:
WHOO! That took forEVER! My eyes are freaking BURNING! GRAH! I've been losing SO MUCH sleep over this fic! And it's finally DONE!!
Haha, I don't own the song Comatose by Skillet. It's a rockin' song and it's actually my favorite song, and God knows that this fic would not have been possible without the help of watching ObeliskKaiserinAsuka's AMV and watching a certain episode of House.
Thank you so much, Everyone, for staying with me this long!
This particular chapter was actually completed Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at 9:47 PM. I'm SO PROUD! I stared this fic on... what was it? October 21st, I believe... and ended it on the 11th of November. HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!
I know that some of you may not have wanted this fic to end, but don't worry! I am going to start writing another Spiritshipping fanfic under the title "Severed Wings of the Angels." It's going to be a MUCH longer fic with, hopefully, a lot more detail and imagery and stuff... I WILL be AU, but it's going to be so much fun to write.
Please tell me what you thought of this ending, and please refrain from complaining about how there wasn't enough Spiritshipping Fluff, or another make-out scene in this chapter. XD! I'd planned for one, but I was happy to end it the way I did. And tell me if you'll be interested in reading the next fic! X3!
See y'all next time!
-- The Emerald Twin Blade